Combined snow plow and shovel.



DARLING. COMBINED SNOW PLOW AND SHOVEL;

APPLICATION FILED OOT.7, 1912.

Patented Jan. @1913.

Attol heys FRANK nnn nrne, orfPLA vo; LINOIS.

' COMBINED snow rnow Ann SHOVEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 7, 1912.

Patented J an. Seria1 No. 724,397.

To (ZZZLU/LO-flbitfltdil/007106771. V a I v Be it known that I,FRANK-DARLI G, a citizen of the United States, residing at Plano, in the countyof Kendall and State of Illinois, have invented a new and-useful Combined Snow Plow and Shovehbfwhich the following is a specification.

This-lnvention relates to a combined snow plow and shovel, one ofitsobj-eCts being to provide a light, durable and compact device of this character which can be converted quickly and easily into'either a shovel or a. plow without requiring theremoval or the addition of'alny parts. Y I VVit-h he foregoing and ot-her objects in view'which will appear as the. description Proceed the "invention resides 'inthe combination and 'arrangenientbf parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it' being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of theinvention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the'spirit of the invention. I. s

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the inventionhas been shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the, device arranged for use as a snow shovel. Fig. 2 1s a section onllne AB Fig. 1. Fig. 3 1s. a perspectiveview of the device arranged for use as a snow plow. Fig. 4 is a; side elevation of the snow 1 plow, one of the blades being removed. 35

Referring to the figures'by characters of reference 1 and 2 designate the upwardly diverging side arms of a substantially diamond-shaped backing frame made of a stiff metal rod, and. extending from these arms 1 and 2 are upwardly converging arms3 and 4 terminating in parallel portions 5. These portions are secured in any desired manner to opposite sides of a handle 6, said portions clamping tightly upon the handle. Ears 7 extend from the clamping'portions 5 and pivoted between'them is a lever 8 having links 9 pivotallyconnected to opposite sides thereof. Two similar oblong'blades 10 are used 'in-xconneetionwith;

the frame 1, these blades when used as part of a snow shovel beingarranged with their inner edges in cont-act and with their back faces bearing against the backing" frame. Each blade ishingedly connected, by means of rings 11 or the like, tooneof the arms 1 and 2 and the links 9 are attached to the blades 10 at points between but close to-the upper ends of the arms 3 and 4t. lVhen the parts are thusloc'ated the lever 8 isextended upwardly under the handle 6, as shown in Fig. 1, it being apparent that the links 9, by extending back of and.

close against the arms 3 and i, serve as means' for lockingthe blades .10 and preventing their inner edges from swinging outwardly should the lower outer corners of the blades come into contact with unyielding obstructions which would tend to swing the blades about their hinge connections. Under ordinary conditions the pressureof snow or the like against the frontfaces of the-blades serves to hold the blades prop erly-positionedand to maintain the lever Sin its upstanding position. Should'it be de sired toconvert the device into: a snow plow,

lever 8' a is swung ba-ckwardly "and .wardly, thereby causing thelinks 9 to push upon the inner edgezportions of the blades 10 and to cause said blades to-swing about their hinge connections 11. Thus the'bottom edges of the blades will fold-together and the blades will assume positions at 0p posite'sides ofthe backing frame, as shown inFigs. 3 and4. The parts are locked n these positions by bringing the lever, 8,

into engagement with a clip 12 which is mounted on the handle 6 at a point between the clamping portions 5;. lVith the lever thus held'it willbe seen that links 9will 1 act as -braces to prevent the blades 10 from swinging relative to each other. As the blades are preferably formed of heavy sheet metal they will spring, to a slight'extent,

when'swung together as in Fig. 3 so as thus to insure a tight fit between the parts.

"It will be seen that the upper ends of the blade'slt), when used asashovel, areformed with upcur'ved flanges or wings l3 and,con-

sequently, when: the device is arranged'for I use as a snow shovel, these erally as shown in Fig.3. f ,-What is claimed is 1. The combination with a shovel includ ing opposed blades, of means for'shift-ing the I blades relative to each other to form a plow.

2. A shovel includingopposedbladesad- F justable angularly about converging axes.

3. A shovel including 'opposedfbladesad justable angularly about converging axes,

justed position.

"and means for holding the blades in adwings curve lat- 4. The combination with a backing, of t blades adapted to bear on the backing to form a shovel, and means for adjusting the blades angularly about converging axes upon the backing to form a plow.

5. A shovel including a backing, blades connected thereto and means for simultaneously adjusting the blades angularly about converging axes to fold them together at one end to form a plow.

6. A shovel including a backing, blades connected thereto, means for simultaneously adjusting the blades angularly about converging axes to fold them together at one end to form a plow, and means for locking the blades when folded.

7. The combination with a backing, of blades hingedly connected to opposed sides thereof and normally bearing on the backing, means for simultaneously swinging the blades about converging axes to bring them together at one end and form a plow, and means for locking the blades in such position.

8. The combination with a backing and a handle connected thereto, of opposed similar blades normally bearing against the backing to form a shovel, said blades being connected to opposite sides of the backing and adapted to swing relative thereto about converging axes, an actuating device adjacent the handle, and link connections between said device and the blades.

9. The combination with a backing and a handle connected thereto, of opposed similar blades normally bearing against the backing to form a shovel, said blades being connected to opposite sides of the backing and adapted to swing relative thereto about converging axes, an actuating device adjacent the handle, links connecting said device to the inner edge portions of the blades and cooperating with the backing to secure the blades in position for use as a shovel, said links constituting means for swinging the blades about their axes and folding them together at one end when the lever is shifted in one direction relative to the handle.

10. The combination with a backing and a handle connected thereto, of opposed similar blades normally bearing against the backing to form a shovel, said blades being connected to opposite sides of the backing andadapted to swing relative thereto about converging axes, an actuating device adjacent the handle, links connecting said device to the inner edge portions of the blades and cooperating with the backing to secure the blades in position for use as a shovel, said links constituting means for swinging the blades about their axes and folding them 6) together at one end when the lever is shifted in one direction relative to the handle, and means for engaging the lever to hold it against movement.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signa ture in the presence of two wltnesses.

FRANK DARLING.

Witnesses GEORGIA E. HIsoooK, C. M. VVALL.

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